Audyssey Laboratories announces its latest technology, Dynamic Volume. Audyssey Dynamic Volume is a volume leveling technology that frees listeners from the disruptive changes in volume levels while watching movies, and when broadcast material changes between television shows and commercials.
"It is simply annoying to watch movies or television broadcasts and
have to continuously change the volume level. This does not happen in
movie theaters so why should it happen at home?" says Chris Kyriakakis,
Chief Technology Officer of Audyssey, "Now, with Dynamic Volume,
consumers can set their system to their desired volume once, instead of
constantly reaching for their remote."

Dynamic Volume is the result of years of research under the direction
of Audyssey Chief Science Officer Tomlinson Holman. Audyssey
researchers conducted an extensive study of the volume adjustment
patterns of a wide variety of participants, from consumers to
professional mixing engineers, listening in spaces ranging from typical
living rooms to calibrated home theaters. The vast amount of data
collected makes this research effort one of the most in-depth studies
of its kind.

Based on this research, Audyssey engineers created Dynamic Volume by
developing advanced audio signal processing technology that operates in
both time and frequency domains. The spectral content in individual
channels is continuously monitored in order to maintain constant volume
for stereo and surround sound. Audyssey Dynamic EQ loudness
compensation technology is also integrated to make sure the correct
frequency response and surround impression is maintained, compensating
for the human ear's lower sensitivity to bass, treble and surround
sounds as volume levels decrease.

The result is a comfortable, predictable level of volume, producing
clear dialogue while maintaining the full dynamics as they were
intended. Dynamic Volume also efficiently monitors rapid and gradual
dynamic variations in volume levels, thereby preventing artifacts
commonly produced by traditional compressor methods.

"Audyssey Dynamic Volume will be the first technology to provide a true
hands-free listening experience," says Michael Solomon, CEO of
Audyssey, "We expect to see Dynamic Volume in consumer products
released throughout 2008 and beyond."